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Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 27 October 2020 The population continues to pay a heavy price in the ongoing crisis in the...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 27 October 2020 We urge the Government of Cote d'Ivoire to ensure accountability in relation to...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 27 October 2020 We have serious concerns about the human rights situation in Myanmar ahead of its...

New UN report reveals human rights violations perpetrated in the context of criminal cases related to the conflicts in eastern Ukraine and in Crimea According to a new report (1) of the Office of the...

“Los procesos de justicia transicional son uno de los instrumentos más poderosos para superar el conflicto y romper el ciclo de violencia e impunidad. Por ello, mi Oficina expresa su total apoyo al...

“Transitional justice processes are among the most powerful instruments to overcome conflict and break with cycles of violence and impunity. This is why my Office fully supports the Colombian...

GENEVA (21 October 2020) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday strongly condemned the use of excessive and disproportionate force by Nigerian armed forces in...

GINEBRA (16 de octubre de 2020) - La Alta Comisionada de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, Michelle Bachelet, instó este viernes a las autoridades bolivianas y a actores políticos y...

GENEVA (16 October 2020) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday urged Bolivia’s authorities, political and other actors to refrain from any actions that could undermine...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY For more than twenty-five years, human rights components have been core elements of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations and special political missions (collectively, “field...